Pipe-fishing tool.



No. 980,404;I PATENTED FEB. 25, '1908. R. G. SANFORD.

PIPE FISHING TOOL.

APPMGATION FILED 00124. lso?.

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ROBERT G. SANFORD, OF YONKERS, NEW yYORK.

PIPE-FISHING Toor..

Application filed October 24.

T o all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, ROBRET G. Sauron-n, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Yonkers, in the county of Westchester and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pipe- Fishing Tools, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to that class ot tools that is-einployed to fish for pipes in Artesian wells, with a view to withdraw the pipes or other tubular objects contained in the well.

The purpose of. the invention isv to provide a very simple, durable, and economicil'orin of such tool and one that is under the complete control of the operatr at all times, and to so construct the tool that when it is introduced into a ipe and isdrawn up by means applied to itsy ody portion, the jaws carried by the body will practically sustain it and so grapple the interior of the pipe or tube as to carry thesaine upward with it.'

l't is also a purpose of the invention to pr`o vide means whereby should it be found inipossible to dislodge the pipe that the tool grapples, the

tool can loe quickly and converiently disconnected and withdrawn there- 'troiln without in any manner injuring the too..

The inventiony consists in the novel cion'- struction and combination of the' several parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims. j

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specication, in which similar charactersof reference 'indicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a portion of the pipe and the improved 'lool contained therein, illustrating the tool ,in positive linesV as grappling the pipe and in Vdotted lines as release( thi; .'roin; and Fig. 2 is a lo 'tndinal edge view of the tool.

The ody' A ol" the device consists of two parallel side members 1() connected at the to y a cross bar 11 that maybe integral wit i said side members, the side members being connected at the bottom by a point 12, which. point is preferably solid, as is illustrated, and constitutes an integral portion of the ffitudinal body beopening or slot 13 is provided in th tween its side members 1G.

Specification of Letters Patent.

brought together at Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

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these bars are by preference rectangular iiiy y The jaws 14 and 15 are i the bottom portion of the opening 13 and are connected preferably` cross section.

by a rule joint, so that no strain will besustained by the pivot pin 16 while the device is p in action. ing 13, or the upper 12, is inclined from the center upwar y in opposite directions, and these inclined surthe jaws 14 and 15 opposite directions from the said body,l W l '10 ends of the jaws 14 and 15 are lusually in-f ro-y The outer ch is their working position.

pivot pins 21, and the upper ends of these '.80

inks 2O are brought tovet er and are made to enter a longitudinal giet 22 inthe bottom ol" a block 23, that is mounted movement in the'space between of the body, and the said upper en( links 20 are pivoted to the said block 23 by.

the saine pivot pin 24. The block23 is limited in its movement b from side to side of the bor tudinal slot 26 -in the block, therefore block 23 can only move a distance corre*` is illustrated in `Fig. 1

The bottom wall 17 ot the openl end portion of the oint fc5- Y faces 17 give a slight upward inclination to when they extend out in for sliding the sides 10.. ls ofthe Sai: l:

passing a'pin 25.V y through a lonoi-l j ttheM-...v'n .v 190.5? sponding to the length of the said slot 26,:as

At the upper cross bar 11 of the body, if

eye 27 a clev'is, or the like, hoist or lift rope or cable said eye Fig. 1. The block 225 is adapted to have sliding movement independent of the up and down movementof the body in being intro.

10o from, this is usually accomplished bv secui-,4

duced into a pipe B, lor when drawn there-v ing a-bracket 30 to oneside of the block 23, the said bracket having an outward andan iFipWaid direction, as is ig. 1, and a release ca le 31 is attached to this bracket.

` ln the operation of the tool it is dropped down into the pipe B and aiter it has assumed a proper position in thepipe and the lilt or hoist cable 28 is ldrawn upon, the jaws rwo jaws 14 and 15 are ernployed that are 14 and15 take such hold against the linner in the orni ofy bars of suita to carry the pipe upward le length, and face of the pipes as 28 is attached to the" or clevis, ns is particularly shown in j )articularly shown in is secured, and a with thevt'ool, when the latter is withdrawn lf, however, it

tension, the vblock 23 is slid upward und the K- I links 2O ciiusel the jaws 14 und 15 tovsiniultaneonslyvfold upward substantie-Hy close to the sidesof the body out of' possible engagement with the wall ofthe pipe, fis is shown in injury to the tool. j

dotted lines Fig. 1, enti-bling' the tool to ,be withdrawn entirely. from the pipel without When vthe '-jaws grip the pip-ei, the members `of the rule joint"`conie`togetlie r and relieve the pivot pin from allr s triiin, whichp`in is onlv in service when thcfiaws' ure not jammed.V

If by any chance the jews should puncture tlie pipe, they may iossibly drop :it alright angle to tliefrene, but are held from drop# ping lower by their ettiiched linl'is. The device ,will ripZ a pipe anywhere iii its lengt-li,

.and 'the ievice can be lowered into it pipe when the latter is inclined, und the inoie thc,`

device isdrawn upon the tighter will be thi` uri D I ii order te prevent sido movement of the lower ends.' of the block 23, I c ause the pivot pin 24 of the links20 to pass through and ave 32 in t e sides of the .body of thedevice.

I 'Iaving thus described my invention, I

laim asl newfand desire to secureby Letters atentz- 1.- A lifting "i001 .consisting of 'a slottedbody, the bottom well of thesaid slot being. inclined from the center u ward in o posite directions, opposin jaws .hinged wit the slotted portion'of t e body over tlie bottom wall4 thereof and extending outward beyond the body in opposite directions and with an upward inclination, means for lifting the body, and independent means for the Jaws toward the body.

2. A lifting tool consisting of a body havy' ing parallel side membersI connected at.' the top and at the bottom, and forming alongitudinal openingbetween the side members, aw's hinged within the opening over the ottom wall and arranged to extend 'outward in op osite direction, lifting means connected wit the u per end of thev body,la block mounted vto s vde in the space 'between Asaid arms, 'and ineens for eontrollin movement of the sliding blockindepen ently ided movement in longitudinal slots Gaming Xname to this speciiicationin the the ed@ embers of the Body, links ivtsaid jaws v a ivot in connecting the u per ends of selid 'nks wl'itli the lower end oflslaid :sliding block, the ends of said pivot pin, en-

ing means connected with the saidblock.

3. AA lifting tool consistingA of a slotted body, the bottom wall of the said slot being inclined from its center upward in op site directions, arms hinged within the sotted portion of the body over the bottom wall thereof, which arms extend outwwd 'y o upwa` .inc nation, I lifting means fory t mounted to slide in thebody tions between the said sliding posite directions with a' el" lit link connecblock and the the of the lifting means for'. the bfo Y -4. A lifting tool consisting oils body having a longitudinal -slot or opening, the bottom extending outward in opposite directions with an upward inclination, lifting means e'body, e block -ally connectedat their'lower ends wit the 'a longitudinal slot in the said block and t- .wall of the. said slot being inclined from its y center upwadin opposite directions, jawsj.

hinged wi'tliin'tlie slotted portion of the body over the bottoni .wiillthereo the said jaws connected witlithe up er end of the body, a

bloc-k mounted to sli e in' the slotin said body -and having aslot in its bottom, links havin bifurcated lower ends pivotelly con- .nec-te with the said j awe between their ends,

the u per ends of said links extending within the s ot in the bottom of said block and piv' endsof the pivot in engaging lo tudiriel' cured to one side ofthe bloclcfmd ineens connected with said brac et.

In testimony whereof i have signedmy two subscribing Witnesses.` y y ROBERT dsANFoRD.

Witnesses: 4 i

' J. Fnnn. AcKnn, Joni!- P. Davis.

Votally connected by e pin to saidblock, the

slots in the sides o the body, said b ook havs ice presence of 

